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[@genemounce8302]

......oof..Your shop is fkn HUGE my dude!!! I lucked out big time building my tiny ass 28x36x10! My slab is 10" thick out to 18" thick to get it above the heavily sloped drainage grade, one 10x10 door, one 8x8 door, 1 man door. 2.5" closed cell spray foam on the walls and ceiling. Amazon daisy-chained 12 LED lights set. Completely wired, Ten 110v, two 240v outlets. All in, $13,500 ish.

[@Bigpowerlowdollar]

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH LIGHTING. I got ten 12k lumen overheads in my 24x36 shop. Still not enough. When you need your shades in your shop you’re all set.

[@SloppyMechanics]

im here

[@speedshifter101]

Good stuff, looks great! It boggles my mind how big of a PITA it is to deal with the authorities in trying to get things done.

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

its absolutely insane. i had to literally throw away nearly 20k to get a piece of paper that said i can build on my own property. its criminal

[@owggarage723]

Just finished building. Rockwool insulation between the posts. Rented a man lift, had it done in a weekend. Put breathable membrane over the top. Got a deal on FRP fire rated material and used it as inside paneling. 40 by 80 with a 16 foot cathedral roof.

[@BmoreFox]

Shop looks awesome! Hit up Adam Schindler at O&E for flooring! He’s in Baltimore & does great work! Also a car guy with a fast trackhawk. So I’m sure he’d take care of you.

[@apw30534]

Nothing is more frustrating than to have to ask the local overlords for permission to spend money on improvements to YOUR OWN property. We spent $101k a year ago building a 30x40 2-story garage and had to get two variances @ $500 and several months delay before breaking ground. SUPER frustrating. As far as add-ons... The electrical and lighting came first in my shop The very next thing I did was added an HVAC system. It's now cozy warm in winter and a cozy 68 degrees in mid-Summer.

[@Flitzer514]

Looks good, can I store my Mustang in there?

[@overyonderjustapiece]

Great shop. But if you had been in Arkansas and built it, you would have been done a LOT faster!! I had a shop built and there was ZERO permit required!! Did the electrical myself, even put in the garage door opener myself.

[@L_S73]

Wow joe. Garage looks massive. Love it. Wish mine was that big. Ya can never have enough room..😂😂

[@hillbillywes100]

Not a spray foam guy. There a lot of info that says it's a rip off and really ugly too. Your building is beautiful and then walk inside and see spray foam vomit@!

[@Nickyb801]

Stoked for you man. Never big enough. Having heat and a/c just removes one more excuse to not work on something. I did traditional heat and a/c cause gas line was already ran to my shop but a lot of people are doing mini-splits and could make sense with solar. I am in the final steps of converting a word burning stove to waste oil burner for free heat. Nice to not deal with oil and burn it...maybe wanna have all inspections out of the way before you go that route though :)

[@acanfield87]

Looks great! Can't really have too much space to work. Go big, or go home, right!?!

[@mxguy2438]

Congrats Joe! Finish that floor ASAP!

[@DLPAgenda]

Micro-ramp. 3.5 feet high, 10 wide.

[@HTMR]

Looks nice...congrats

[@sik66]

Nice job!….im super envious of it!….lol…

[@umakemerandy3669]

I dunno how you will make it wothout hearing bikes cruise by your door

[@xxholsteinxx7429]

No stripper pole? /Sadpanda

[@davo705]

It's like Casey N learned how to tune cars, lol

[@jimmaag4274]

I built mine in 2021, my but hole is still tender...

[@christophvest]

ITS CHEAPER TO BUILD UP THAN IT IS OUT!

[@pop_pops_garage]

"idk anything about construction" you have the taj mahal of dyno rooms what do you mean.

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

We were probably the only construction crew to have a goat nutsack as a tool

[@jasonbrinegar6759]

Oh my! Here fishy fishy!!! 😍

[@benrossbach6501]

Oh you sure did something when you say we, you opened your check book.

[@njclsx4252]

All the best joe

[@pop_pops_garage]

we gotta get you some better shoes so you can run faster

[@GrandPitoVic]

I love that building brother!!! I'd be happy with a 2 car garage right now lol. I'm working on fixing my credit so I can build a home. That is a big building lol. It still won't be big enough as soon as you fill it lol.

[@jesscneal]

Looks awesome Joe. I can't believe the red tape nightmare you had. Glad that is over 👍

[@89lx98]

Wow! Awesome!! Very happy for you! And big Thanks for all the great tuning videos too!

[@Go4BrokeOffroad]

I have a 50x100. I did the spray foam in the roof and rockwool the sides. It was -9 the other day and the inside of the warehouse was nice and warm. Been using a waste oil system for heating. Good luck sir.

[@trlprk]

You could have a killer street hockey game in there

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

I wish i could reply with pictures!

[@gofastwclass]

I love your place. Crazy how different the permit process is depending on your area. When I built my place the permit process was literally like "here are the rules," we came back with blueprints and they glanced over and said "approved." Inspector was out three times. Another county near here and the process is closer to your situation but still not as bad.

[@tommcfadden2226]

Doing a 40 by 80 barndominium with a 1460sq.ft. condo in one end in Southern Ohio. Only permit needed is for the septic system. That's done with site prep in process. No wood below grade and pex in the concrete for heat. Hope to have it as far along as yours by October. Condo next year.

[@Dirtydave67]

Had a bit smaller 30×40 same roof height. Used foam board insulation for the walls with blown in for the ceiling and it kept it comfortable. 0 outside 25ish inside without the heater running for a week and with the heater on no bare spots with snow on the roof so no heat loss. Moved so new building going up and only changes is going waste oil heater

[@semiproperformance3071]

The cool thing about having all those doors is you have options on where to piss. I gotta walk all the way around my shop it’s stupid.

[@TooBrokeToWheel]

Green with envy for sure, that's an awesome shop. Congrats.

[@johnzajac5324]

Just my 2 cents, have them do metal conduit on the walls for electrical. I had my electrician do that in my shop and it is awesome to be able to add things down the road.

[@thatgreenrcsb]

In time i will have something like this. hard work pays off!

[@park0rdie]

Tons of space for activities. Look great. 😁👍

[@maxpayne044]

That’s a awesome garage to have, good to see you are still tuning.

[@tommywalton1974]

Concrete bro don’t fall victim to the asphalt Gypsy’s man trust me.

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

i have a long time friend that does asphalt, and concrete is nearly $30k. id happily take concrete if somebody wants to front the bill on it haha

[@tommywalton1974]

@@JoeSimpsonAtTempest he will do you right then. Down here in Mississippi, I’m a concrete/pool contractor, the gypsies run a huge scam. They lay like 1.5” over grass and haul but. Sounds like you got a plan. Wish you weren’t 1000 miles away I’d be booking some tuning with you. Finishing up my build soon.

[@marvelsucksnow6424]

Dont get discouraged and you got this

[@SonicRacingEPt]

Meth Lab 😂😜🤣! You're going to have to get insulation in that building for sure! Because heating that sucker up is going to be a Big Electricity bills and gas too! Looks really nice 👍🏻 though! Most definitely haggling with the City and County for permits and codes and all that blah is a Big Pain in the Rear end especially when you get a SmartAss inspector they'll set you back a grip or just tell you no permits for you! 🤬🤬🤬

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

110% will do insulation just gotta choose a route to go!

[@russellbroadwell]

Where are you going to put the dyno cell in the new shop?

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

Dyno is staying at the old shop. I don’t want that many people coming to my house and i don’t want my neighbors to burn my house down from all the noise haha

[@russellbroadwell]

@@JoeSimpsonAtTempest I get the people coming to the house. I am sure for the right amount of money there could be enough sound deadening to keep your house out of ashes! I was just thinking the commute would be nice!

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

@@russellbroadwell would be for sure and I’d save a ton of money - but the county would shut it all down immediately. It’s all stupid haha

[@Haaspeed]

those lights are awsome.

[@davidburke6785]

Turned out real nice.

[@turboman351w3]

Hey joe did you have studs put in for a lift or is that done after it dries, or are you going for a movable 4 post lift, looks outstanding bud

[@JoeSimpsonAtTempest]

we did 12" footers where the 2 post lift will go. second lift is movable 4 post

[@saab9251]

Most lifts require poured pieces or a minimum slab thickness and then they use expanding, drill after set anchors

[@Dirtknucks]

Plenty of room for a mini ramp.. half skatepark half race car shit